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Iranian Parliament Approves 18 of 19 Cabinet Ministers Nominated by Raisi, Media Says

© AFP 2023 / ATTA KENAREEbrahim Raisi gives a news conference after voting in the presidential election, at a polling station in the capital Tehran, on June 18, 2021. - Raisi on June 19 declared the winner of a presidential election, a widely anticipated result after many political heavyweights were barred from running.
Ebrahim Raisi gives a news conference after voting in the presidential election, at a polling station in the capital Tehran, on June 18, 2021. - Raisi on June 19 declared the winner of a presidential election, a widely anticipated result after many political heavyweights were barred from running. - Sputnik International, 1920, 25.08.2021
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MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - The Iranian parliament has voted to approve all proposed members of President Ebrahim Raisi's government, except for the education minister nominee, IRNA reported on Wednesday.
Each nominated candidate for the positions was given 30 minutes to defend their qualification before a panel of lawmakers prior to the vote.
Hossein Baghgoli failed to secure the parliament's confidence as lawmakers found him lacking the necessary experience. The president will now have to propose another candidate.
The other 18 nominees passed a vote of confidence. Nine of them had served under conservative Raisi's hardline predecessor, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who was president from 2005 to 2013.
Foreign Minister nominee Hossein Amir Abdollahian served as deputy foreign minister under Ahmadinejad during his second term. Former defense chief Ahmad Vahidi has been approved as the next interior minister. Javad Oji, a former deputy oil minister, was approved as oil minister, and former minister of industries and mines Ali Akbar Mehrabian as energy minister.
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